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Continuing Education

Hello everyone, I am new here and also new to nursing. :)

I graduated in Aug 2011 from Villanova University accelerated program. I was a research nurse at Johns Hopkins until I landed a job in Labor and Delivery at Howard University Hospital. I love it here and I love that I finally landed a job in the specialty I went back to school for.

I have been in L&D for a month now and still a little scare. What advice would you give a new L&D nurse in terms of continuing education? What classes or courses should I take? What should I already know or what should I know on my own has a labor and delivery nurse? Where can I find classes/courses pertaining to L&D? Can I go into any hospital and take a class about L&D if they offer it? I know I'm probably panicking to soon....but I have to study outside the hospital I just don't know what to study.

I am reading my maternity books from nursing school but I know textbook is different from real life and there are things that I need to know that are not in the book.

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    I'm in the same position--I started in L&D about a month ago. I was previously a postpartum nurse. I plan on going to some OB conferences this year to help build my knowledge base. My hospital sent me to a bunch of classes before I started on the floor. If you google OB conferences, you may find some in your area. Hope this helps and good luck!

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